Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 26, 1962
Place of Birth:
London, England, UK
Social Media
Cary Elwes
Biography
Cary Elwes (born October 26, 1962) is the third son born to interior designer/shipping heiress Tessa Kennedy and the late portrait painter Dominick Elwes, and is the brother of producer/agent Cassian Elwes and artist Damian Elwes. He was born and raised in London and attended Harrow. After graduating from Harrow, he moved to the US and studied drama at Sarah Lawrence College. He left school after two years to begin his film career. Cary is well respected by colleagues and fans alike and considered by many to be one of the finest young actors working today. He is interested in history and says, "It's deliberate that a lot of my films have been period pieces". He is politically active for causes he believes in, such as protecting the environment and helping Native American peoples. He is married to Lisa Marie Kurbikoff, a stills photographer.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Gettysburg Address | John P. Jones (voice) |
| 2025 | Neverland | |
| 2025 | Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning | Denlinger |
| 2024 | The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare | Brigadier Gubbins 'M' |
| 2024 | Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver | The King |
| 2023 | Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire | The King |
| 2023 | Sweetwater | Ned Irish |
| 2023 | BlackBerry | Carl Yankowski |
| 2023 | Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre | Nathan Jasmine |
| 2023 | Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One | Denlinger |
| 2022 | The Hyperions | Professor Ruckus Mandulbaum |
| 2021 | Last Train to Christmas | Roger Towers |
| 2021 | Burning at Both Ends | Jacques |
| 2021 | Best Sellers | Halpren Nolan |
| 2021 | The Unholy | Bishop Gyles |
| 2021 | A Castle for Christmas | Myles |
| 2020 | The Happy Days of Garry Marshall | Self |
| 2020 | A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion | Westley |
| 2020 | The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder | Self |
| 2019 | Why Not Choose Love: A Mary Pickford Manifesto | D.W. Griffith |
| 2019 | Black Christmas | Professor Gelson |
| 2018 | Billionaire Boys Club | Andy Warhol |
| 2018 | Andre the Giant | Self |
| 2018 | Ghost Light | Alex Pankhurst |
| 2017 | We Don't Belong Here | Frank Harper |
| 2017 | Don't Sleep | Dr. Richard Sommers |
| 2017 | And the Winner Isn't | Self |
| 2016 | The Queen of Spain | Gary Jones |
| 2016 | Elephant Kingdom | Rock (voice) |
| 2016 | Lost & Found | John Broman |
| 2016 | Indiscretion | Jake Simon |
| 2016 | Sugar Mountain | Jim Huxley |
| 2015 | A Haunting in Cawdor | Lawrence O'Neill |
| 2015 | H8RZ | Principal Donato |
| 2015 | Being Charlie | David Mills |
| 2015 | Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw | Self |
| 2014 | Reach Me | Kersey |
| 2014 | A Bit of Bad Luck | Brooks |
| 2014 | Behaving Badly | Joseph Stevens |
| 2014 | In Security | Joshua |
| 2014 | Teen Lust | John |
| 2013 | Hansel and Gretel Get Baked | The Meter Man |
| 2013 | Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox | Orin / Arthur Curry / Aquaman (voice) |
| 2013 | Anna Nicole | E. Pierce Marshall |
| 2013 | The Story of Luke | Paul |
| 2013 | She Loves Me Not | Brady Olinson |
| 2013 | Horizon | Max Hartman |
| 2012 | The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure | Bobby Wobbly |
| 2012 | The Citizen | Miller |
| 2012 | Camilla Dickinson | Rafferty Dickinson |
| 2012 | True Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon | |
| 2011 | No Strings Attached | Dr. Stephen Metzner |
| 2011 | The Adventures of Tintin | Pilot (voice) |
| 2011 | Hellgate | Jeff Mathews |
| 2011 | New Year's Eve | Stan's Doctor |
| 2011 | Little Murder | Barry Fitzgerald |
| 2010 | As Good As Dead | Ethan Belfrage |
| 2010 | Saw 3D | Dr. Lawrence Gordon |
| 2010 | Flying Lessons | |
| 2010 | Psych:9 | Dr. Clement |
| 2009 | A Christmas Carol | Portly Gentleman / Dick Wilkins / Fiddler / Business Man (voice) |
| 2008 | The Alphabet Killer | Capt. Kenneth Shine |
| 2007 | Georgia Rule | Arnold |
| 2007 | Walk the Talk | Erik |
| 2007 | The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' | Self (archive footage) |
| 2006 | Pucked | Norman |
| 2006 | Haskett's Chance | Mark Haskett / Chris Dalness |
| 2005 | Edison | Reigert |
| 2005 | Neo Ned | Dr. Magnuson |
| 2005 | Full Disclosure Report | Dr. Lawrence Gordon |
| 2005 | Hacking Away at Saw | Self |
| 2004 | Saw | Dr. Lawrence Gordon |
| 2004 | Ella Enchanted | Edgar |
| 2004 | American Crime | Albert Bodine |
| 2004 | The Riverman | Ted Bundy |
| 2002 | Wish You Were Dead | Mac "Macbeth" Wilson |
| 2002 | Comic Book Villains | Carter |
| 2002 | It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow') | Self |
| 2001 | Uprising | Dr. Fritz Hippler |
| 2001 | The Cat's Meow | Thomas Ince |
| 2001 | As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' | Self |
| 2000 | Shadow of the Vampire | Fritz Arno Wagner |
| 2000 | Race Against Time | Burke |
| 1999 | Cradle Will Rock | John Houseman |
| 1998 | The Pentagon Wars | Colonel James Burton |
| 1998 | Quest for Camelot | Garrett (voice) |
| 1997 | Liar Liar | Jerry |
| 1997 | Kiss the Girls | Det. Nick Ruskin |
| 1997 | The Informant | Lt. David Ferris |
| 1996 | Twister | Jonas |
| 1994 | The Jungle Book | Captain William Boone |
| 1994 | The Chase | Steve Horsegroovy |
| 1993 | Robin Hood: Men in Tights | Robin Hood |
| 1993 | The Crush | Nick Eliot |
| 1993 | 'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming | Self |
| 1992 | Leather Jackets | Dobbs |
| 1992 | Bram Stoker's Dracula | Lord Arthur Holmwood |
| 1991 | Hot Shots! | Kent Gregory |
| 1990 | Days of Thunder | Russ Wheeler |
| 1989 | Glory | Maj. Cabot Forbes |
| 1989 | Never on Tuesday | Tow Truck Driver (uncredited) |
| 1987 | The Princess Bride | Westley |
| 1987 | Maschenka | Ganin |
| 1986 | Lady Jane | Guilford Dudley |
| 1985 | The Bride | Josef |
| 1984 | Oxford Blues | Lionel |
| 1984 | Another Country | James Harcourt |
| 1979 | Yesterday's Hero | Disco Dancer |
| Butterfly in the Typewriter | Kingsley Amis | |
| Dead Man's Wire | ||
| The American Spring |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Knuckles | 'Pistol' Pete Whipple |
| 2020 | Home Movie: The Princess Bride | Prince Humperdinck |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self |
| 2016 | Stranger Things | Mayor Larry Kline |
| 2015 | The Art of More | Arthur Davenport |
| 2015 | Life in Pieces | Professor Sinclair Wilde |
| 2015 | The Adventures of Puss in Boots | Guy Fox (voice) |
| 2014 | Cosmos | Edmond Halley / Robert Hooke (voice) |
| 2012 | Perception | British Intelligence Officer |
| 2009 | Celebrity Ghost Stories | Self |
| 2006 | Psych | Pierre Despereaux |
| 2006 | Psych | Despereaux |
| 2006 | Rachael Ray | |
| 2005 | Pope John Paul II | Young Karol Wojtyla |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Sidney Truex |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Mr. Henderson (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Nigel / Guard #1 (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Cyrano de Bergerac (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Charles Dickens (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Edison's Assistant (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Chris Martin (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Watson (voice) |
| 1999 | Batman Beyond | Paxton Powers (voice) |
| 1998 | From the Earth to the Moon | Michael Collins |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits | Dr. John 'Jack' Percy Vilmorin York |
| 1993 | The X-Files | Brad Follmer |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | David Lukner |
| Wonder Woman | Henry Detmer | |
| M.I.A. |